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a pitcher who has given up a lot of long balls
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Sacramento’s 3-point shooting Sacramento has been one of the worst 3-point shooting teams in the NBA all season, but no team has shot the long ball better than the Kings during their current winning streak.
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Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 18 Jan. 2026
Grant also mentioned his 55-yard completion to Rhamondre Stevenson at Miami back in Week 2, when Maye slid up into the pocket to avoid pressure, kept his eyes downfield and put perfect touch on another long ball.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 16 Jan. 2026
In the example below, from the 1-0 defeat of Crystal Palace a week on from that Liverpool match, Richarlison rushes in from the left to meet a Vicario long ball.
—Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
Kneepkens and Rice added back-to-back 3-pointers moments later before Kneepkens hit another long ball to put UCLA up 13-2 less than three minutes in.
—CBS News, 31 Dec. 2025
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Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 18 Jan. 2026
Grant also mentioned his 55-yard completion to Rhamondre Stevenson at Miami back in Week 2, when Maye slid up into the pocket to avoid pressure, kept his eyes downfield and put perfect touch on another long ball.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 16 Jan. 2026
In the example below, from the 1-0 defeat of Crystal Palace a week on from that Liverpool match, Richarlison rushes in from the left to meet a Vicario long ball.
—Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
Kneepkens and Rice added back-to-back 3-pointers moments later before Kneepkens hit another long ball to put UCLA up 13-2 less than three minutes in.
—CBS News, 31 Dec. 2025
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“Long ball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/long%20ball. Accessed 26 Jan. 2026.
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